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I'm not really into Classics that much anymore but it's nice to see the line is alive and well. I think the only one I'll be getting here is Rattrap. Whirl is a bit tempting, too... The MP Grimlock reissue looks a bit sick (not in the good way). Wish there was a bit more G1 flavour in the Kreo sets, too. I realize they are movie sets, but I would have preferred sets like they did in the first wave: build the movie set, but the Kreons were G1.

I like most of what I'm seeing, but I'm most excited for the Kreo stuff, ESPECIALLY the Terror Drome!

I got mine a few days ago. Definitely one of Sideshow's best, if not THE best, GI Joe figure they've ever done. Only problem for me was the exclusive glasses were slightly bent... I'm sure I can bend them back, just waiting on their customer service rep to let me know if it's safe to do so.

Which wasn't THAT BAD, as long as you picked it up early enough. The regular version was what, about $30-35 on Ebay? Beats travelling to San Diego. Of course the "chase" was more expensive, but unlike the TTT Slaughter, it wasn't based on a classic figure, so not a huge deal. Same as this is gonna be. I haven't yet decided if I'll go for the white version. She did appear in the comic like that a couple times, didn't she? So maybe...

I agree with the "not classic enough" sentiments, but it's still good enough for a pick-up. I'd like to see Alyosha or someone sculpt a maskless head based on the movie (or comic), though. Something about the mask with the open neck doesn't quite work for me...

It's not wowing me, but I don't particularly hate it or anything. The OG guys are the main draw of the set, so I'll still be getting one.

With not a lot happening with Joes lately, I've been doing some TF collecting recently. I try and get a good deal on vintage Joes when I can, though.

This is looking like it's gonna be a great set! Yeah, but no one should be surprised about the price.

Didn't they say a while back that it was going to be ME from here on in? I'm game for Oktober Guard. I think they could probably do a really good job with what they've got to work with. I believe i've seen some qoutes saying they could possibly do one last o-ring set as they saved the molds from destroyed for that purpose. I don't think there is the demand though, I'd guess these will be ME. There'd be no point to doing an Oktober Guard set in o-ring style anyway. We've already got really nice versions of all the characters in that format. Those were some of the better comic-pack figures, imo.

1. Snake Eyes 2. Duke 3. Cobra Commander 4. Destro (I think most people remember him better than Zartan or Storm Shadow, especially outside the fandom) 5. Storm Shadow

This is where the high-quality and awesomness of POC comes in. POC Dusty has the same cape only it's cloth and looks a lot better. POC set the bar very high. True. It also kind of made sense for Dusty, being in the desert and all. It's kind of random, otherwise.

I'm a bit on the fence about most of the Retaliation stuff, but I'm sure I'll pick up at least one of these guys. Glad I'm an opener, though. That packaging sucks!

Didn't they say a while back that it was going to be ME from here on in? I'm game for Oktober Guard. I think they could probably do a really good job with what they've got to work with.

Glad you're back - we gonna start seeing more dio-stories then?